Comments on: Should I Quit Blogging?

By: jeux voiture

jeux voiture — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:48:00 +0000

I think that this is a great summary of the life of a blogger, as I’ve shared many of these same feelings during the time that I’ve been at it. I agree that taking a break form blogging helps sometimes, and also, remembering that it’s just a blog, and with anonymity comes bravery (for commenters, not myself). If you can stick with it though, I’d say that the rewards definitely out weight the downsides. Keep up the good work.

By: Uniquely Cool

Uniquely Cool — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 05:43:22 +0000

One thing for sure, blogging is much harder than it use to be in the good ol’ days. It’s harder to get noticed and everyone seems to be distracted by sites like Facebook and Twitter.

I’ve been very discouraged over the last few months, but I’m not giving up. It seems like everyone’s attention span gets shorter and shorter every day. There are so many choices that a person will land on a site and almost immediately “X” out of it. Even if it is a super cool site you spend weeks or months on.

The one thing I have noticed right now is that everyone is interested most in things about THEM. Me Me Me will keep a person glued.

Perhaps a question to ask is…what product/service can you provide that will cater to this narcissistic world we live in?

If you’re on a shoestring budget it’s extremely difficult to keep up with the big people… but, a good thing about NOT being big is you can serve other areas that a big site can’t.

Sorry to ramble on and on… just a few thoughts to add :)

By: UGG Bailey Button

UGG Bailey Button — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 08:33:17 +0000

Actually, let’s put that more as “adapt.” Adapt to the tools, adapt to the new things, not being scared to try.

By: Wakas Mir

Wakas Mir — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:12:03 +0000

Blogging has never been more fun than now, I think bloggers that wish to quit really need to refocus n energize themselves with some positivity and rock on with their talented minds.

By: Harry

Harry — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:21:48 +0000

Like you said blogging is not dead is just evolving,. I personally think that it’s one the most unique phenomenons in the internet’s history.
So for those who are screaming that blogging is dead… i don’t think you’ll see that day coming to soon.

By: Herman

Herman — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:58:04 +0000

Of course you shouldn’t quit blogging, blogging is a good way for people to learn all sorts of things, whether it be making money, fixing a car, or something around the house. I personally dont know what I would do if it weren’t for bloggers. Theres been so many times when I’ve ran into a problem and didn’t have the money to get professional help and I just logged on to my old faithful computer and she saved my life. So keep on blogging and keep on making money.

By: Janet Hansen

Janet Hansen — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 17:29:28 +0000

So totally agree that all the mediums, strategies and methods people use, have used, and continue to use will serve a purpose if there is purpose behind what they are working to achieve.

If someone blogs just to blog, then the trail of info or archive will be meaningless. Content must be relevant to a topic or the specific goal of what one has in mind.

Hopping around from thing to thing based on the whispers of what is the next cool thing will do nothing in terms of building relevance and clarity in the mission and goals established for well-thought out endeavors.

Janet Hansen
Scout66.com

By: Jorn

Jorn — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:50:33 +0000

well,..my home base is built quite good now… my own website, and no spam/banners on it…
only thing i need; more authors for writing blogs about other types of stuff then psychology and sociology, which is my thing :P

it’s a good blog again Darren!

By: Free Advertising Forum

Free Advertising Forum — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:59:44 +0000

I agree that you must have a long term view for success. If you want it all right now blogging is not the right venue for you. I am trying to apply that mentality to all my websites not just my blog. Quality for experience for all my users. I have a long way to go.

By: SURVEYS FOR MONEY

SURVEYS FOR MONEY — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:45:10 +0000

Quit Blogging? Huh? People want to quit blogging? I couldn’t do that. As long as I can make an income from blogging I can’t quit. There’s always someone who will be interested in your content. That should motivate you to continue writing quality posts. Once again, don’t give up. This takes hard work and perserverance.

By: Jason Su

Jason Su — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:56:53 +0000

I totally agree with you Darren. In my blog I cannot stress how important it is not to give up. I mean like many people think that blogging is a get rich quick thing, but it is not.

Blogging takes hard work, for many months, you may not see results, but when you do it is very satisfying. Do not give up and just experiment with things, and one day you will find the right technique that works for you.

For any new blogger: keep trying, find out what you might be doing wrong, never give up and you will succeed!!!

By: George Hall

George Hall — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:38:35 +0000

Don’t quit yet, Darren.

I agree…the blogging medium is evolving. Newer ways to do things, new tools. The occasional new way at looking at things.

The operative saying here is “evolve or die.”

Actually, let’s put that more as “adapt.” Adapt to the tools, adapt to the new things, not being scared to try.

Reinvention is also something to look at.

But while some platform might say “Blogging is dead,” that doesn’t necessarily mean it is. Sure, someone might say that if they’re trying to sell some alternative to it, but that doesn’t change things overnight.

People will still want something to read regardless.

By: Hooshmand Moslemi

Hooshmand Moslemi — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:32:20 +0000

Blogs were considered before as online news publications and people thought blogs would stay at that level forever. However, as you said, it’s always evolving.

Blog is not only a news platform anymore, rather it’s like a dynamic community that could be emerged with tons of online tools and resources giving better functions and features to these phenomenon.

Blogs are now places where people meet each other, interact, share their thoughts and find useful information.

I don’t think quitting blogging would be a good idea specially when the rate of web 2.0 evolution is growing all the time. Everyone should use blogging, whether for a hobby or business. Blogging improves self-confidence, credibility and innovation.

Focusing upon building a good content should always be the core of blogging project. People are not first interested in who you are, they are looking for what you have to offer them, good information.

Then, they would be more interested and seek for more info on your web pages and want to get more focused content.

That way, they would get to know you, your passions and enthusiasm. Finally, they realize you care about them and give you more credit. That’s what should happen when you are blogging.

Darren, in my opinion, you are one of the top experts in blogging and I am really glad you have covered such an important subject.

Cheers!

Hooshmand Moslemi

By: Muffie Shannen

Muffie Shannen — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 15:48:33 +0000

blogging continuously evolving as technology continue to develop. it will never die. as a matter of fact you have a lots of variety and topics to discuss on your blogs.

and you should work so that your blog wont die. its in the person/author which makes a successful blog.

http://muffieshannen.com

By: karsten h.

karsten h. — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:29:34 +0000

Darren is absolutely right(again). When are people ever going to learn that quitting is never the best route? Is there even one good reason that you wouldn’t ever want to work the absolute hardest that you could….in anything!!!?!?!!

By: Seh

Seh — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:29:41 +0000

Thtat’s one thing I have realized. You have to be willing to try new things, because “things” become old quickly nowadays. I’ve ventured into online video marketer. I create short videos that lead viewers to a free offer on my site. Traffic to the video mostly comes from posting my video free to a video marketing site called http://www.Adwido.com then my lead generation begins. I also feel I’ll find a way to implement blogging into my marketing effectively.

By: yemekteyiz

yemekteyiz — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:24:16 +0000

Blogging is a permanent phenom….just like computers. It’s not going anywhere.

By: 1913DST

1913DST — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 18:55:58 +0000

blogging is definetly not dead, and i believe that as long as the internet is around blogging will never die. even though i am very new at blogging i am not at all new to writing i’ve been writing since the age of 6 and although much has changed about my writing and the way that i prefer to do it (crayola-then-keyboard-now), writing has never gotten old to me. i suspect that this is the way that many blogger feel, therefore i think it is nearly impossible for blogging to die, it may not be as mainstream as it used to be. which in my opinion will be fine because i cant tell you how irritated it makes me for ppl to call themselves “writers” from some of the blogs that are out today. lol

By: Matthias

Matthias — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:04:04 +0000

I don’t think blogging is out. It’s just a way to style your publishing part of your Website. You can blog everytime about you favorite topic. If you write your posts interesting, the visitors have fun to come back.

Maybe Websites or Services like Twitter,MySpace or Facebook can die, but not a special Way of Publishing like blogs, forums and so on.
Stay blogging from Germany,
Matthias

By: No Fixed Office

No Fixed Office — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:56:11 +0000

I in many ways feel just the same. I have attempted to build a number of different things on multiple different sites. However i have found that there are a number of different sites i have attempted to build a presence on other sites. However my over bearing finding has been that many sites do not draw me into the process so that i enjoy it.

As such i have generally come back to working with just a few outlets. Twitter being one, and Facebook the other. I do take a little time for one or two other sites, but these show me the most benefit.

This combined with the amount of time that i spend on blogging i find to be optimal. Anything more i think would be getting to the limit of my patience in working in to many directions. So far i think this is the biggest benefit that has caused me to not feel like quitting.